Rachel Stuart-Haas is Jewish and her husband David Haas is Methodist. They celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah with their children Liam and Ivy.

Written by

Devin White
dwhite@shreveporttimes.com

Standing in the Haas family living room is something that looks like a Christmas tree.

But this tree is different. It's adorned with an ornament of the Star of David and on the mantle next to the tree is a Menorah. The lit tree is a representation of the family's combined traditions for both Hanukkah and Christmas and they refer to their tree as the "Hanukkah bush."

"We don't do stockings and we kind of downplay the whole Santa thing a little bit, but we definitely give presents for eight nights and celebrate all of that," Rachel Stuart-Haas said. "Then Santa usually brings two small things on ...